ýgr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ýgr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 ýgr

adj. fierce; ýgr, æfr ok íllr viðreignar, Fms. xi. 8; ýgr ofkúgi, vii. 114 (in a verse); ýgja menn, i. 179 (in a verse); griðung ýgjan, a vicious bull, Grág. ii. 122; mann-ýgr, q. v.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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